Latest Lawsuits Headlines
All the headlines from our Lawsuits Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Nationwide Settles Trademark Infringement Suit
Dec 28 2001 // Ohio-based Nationwide announced it has settled its federal trademark infringement suit against two Florida insurance companies, Nationwide Insurance Group Inc. and The Nationwide Companies. The suit, filed with the Federal...
Welcome to the 3rd Annual “Top Ten Stories of the Year”
Dec 24 2001 // In what became one of the most significant, traumatic and challenging years in U.S. history, the insurance industry, along with the rest of the nation, has had to come to terms with the terrorist attacks perpetrated...
Masonite Awarded $93 Million in ‘Bad Faith’ Case Against Wausau
Dec 20 2001 // Masonite Corporation, a former subsidiary of International Paper, was awarded $93 million in damages for an insurance dispute relating to the nationwide class action lawsuit, Naef Class v. Masonite, involving Masonite...
Chicago Employees File Lawsuit against Company
Dec 17 2001 // Ten current and former female employees of Chicago-based Combined Insurance Company of America have filed a nationwide class action lawsuit in federal court alleging a pattern or practice of sex harassment and sex...
Balking on Refund Plan for Overcharges, Farmers Says it’s Negotiating
Dec 17 2001 // Farmers Insurance Group, the third-largest auto insurer in Texas, has yet to agree to refund an estimated $8 to $10 million to policyholders it admitted overcharging, stating instead that it is continuing to negotiate a...
NASFA Files Suit against State Farm
Dec 11 2001 // The National Association of State Farm Agents Inc. filed suit recently against State Farm in Federal District Court on behalf of members, claiming breach of contract. The action was taken due to alleged raiding of the...
Holiday Parties Can Lead to Lawsuit Nightmares
Nov 29 2001 // Colorful assertions about what happened at the annual holiday office party may be good banter for the water cooler, but they may also provide fodder for a lawsuit that could bankrupt a company, according to James A. Young,...
Golden Eagle Sues CDI for $260 Million OverPast Grievance
Nov 26 2001 // Golden Eagle Insurance Corp. has filed a $260-million lawsuit against the California Insurance Commissioner for claims administration fees and reinsurance proceeds. The suit is to preserve the Statute of Limitations on a...
CA Supreme Court Reaffirms: 7 Years After Northridge, Insurers Can Be Sued
Nov 26 2001 // The California Supreme Court recently upheld the new law that insurance companies can be sued for their failure to cover damage that their adjusters mistakenly overlooked, even when the legal deadlines for such lawsuits...
Michigan-Based NAPAA Files Lawsuit Against Allstate
Nov 21 2001 // Canton, Mich.-based National Association of Professional Allstate Agents (NAPAA) filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Tampa, Fla. against Allstate Insurance Co., claiming that the insurer breached its agreement with...
Ohio Director Files Action to Intervene in Class Action Lawsuits
Nov 16 2001 // Ohio Insurance Director Lee Covington filed court actions Nov. 13 to intervene in four class action lawsuits that could cost Ohio insurance residents hundreds of millions of dollars. Covington filed the motions to...
Golden Eagle Sues CDI for $260 Million; CDI Hopes Matter Will Be Resolved
Nov 15 2001 // San Diego-based Golden Eagle Insurance Corp. has sued the California insurance commissioner for $260 million. The suit is in relation to the old Golden Eagle Insurance Co., which was seized in 1997 and sold off to the...
Family of Former Basketball Player Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit
Nov 13 2001 // The family of basketball player Daniel Lawson, Jr., who was killed in the Oklahoma State University plane crash on Jan. 27, 2001, filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the plane’s owner and pilot’s estate in...
D&O Liability: Executives Bear the Weight of Success or Failure
Nov 12 2001 // Directors and Officers liability, commonly known as D&O, is a complicated type of risk. While it covers corporate activities, a corporation is a legal person, as are the directors and officers...
Employers Realize Proper EPL Coverage is Part of Successful Business Equation
Nov 12 2001 // Employers and employees have more to think about than production, hours and paychecks these days. The Employment Practices Liability scene continues to draw major attention both in and outside of the courtrooms. Carrie...
Ohio Director Sues New York-Based Company
Nov 8 2001 // Ohio Director of Insurance Lee Covington, acting in his capacity as liquidator of property and casualty insurer Credit General Insurance Company (CGIC), sued New York-based AmTrust Financial Group and its subsidiaries...
California Supreme Court Rules Companies Can Be Sued
Nov 7 2001 // The California Supreme Court ruled on Nov. 5 that insurance companies may be sued in their failure to cover damage that their adjusters mistakenly overlooked, even if the legal deadlines for such lawsuits have...
Silverstein Sues ACE, XL to Keep WTC Claims
Nov 6 2001 // Silverstein Properties, the master lease holder on the World Trade Center, has filed suit in Federal District Court against Bermuda-based ACE Ltd. and XL Capital in an effort to prevent their plans to begin arbitration...
Ohio Director Sues Chicago-Based Company
Nov 5 2001 // Ohio Director of Insurance Lee Covington, acting in his capacity as liquidator of property and casualty insurer Credit General Insurance Company, sued Chicago-based Grant Thornton LLP, certified public accounts and auditor...
Employers Realize Proper EPL Coverage is Part of Successful Business Equation
Nov 5 2001 // Employers and employees have more to think about than production, hours and paychecks these days. The Employment Practices Liability scene continues to draw major attention both in and outside of the courtrooms. Carrie...
